Meanings
proper nounAyer (countable and uncountable, plural Ayers)
plural Ayers · alternative Ayre
- countableuncountableA surname.
- countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States.
- countableuncountableAn unincorporated community in Walla Walla County, Washington, United States.
- countableuncountableA village in Anniviers municipality, Sierre district, Valais canton, Switzerland.
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*Agihari
- EnglishAyer
* As an English and Scottish surname, from the noun heir. * Also as an English surname, from the Anglo-Norman and Middle English personal name Aier, from Proto-West Germanic *Agihari, from *agi (“fear”) + *hari (“army”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hair.
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Rhymes with Ayer
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APA
Ayer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayer
MLA
“Ayer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ayer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ayer.
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